Also referred to: LDL, HDL, Hypercholesterolemia, Hyperlipidemia, Hyperlipoproteinemia

High Cholesterol, Plaque, And Coronary Artery Disease.

Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance that occurs naturally in all parts of the body. Your body needs some cholesterol to work properly. Your body uses cholesterol to make hormones, vitamin D, and substances that help you digest foods.

But if you have too much cholesterol in your blood, it can stick to the walls of your arteries and build up. This is called plaque. Plaque can narrow your arteries or even block them.

Special arteries, called coronary arteries, bring blood to the heart. Narrowing of your coronary arteries due to plaque can . . .

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